By Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, Pennsylvania State University “If you don’t get away from those areas, you are going to die.” That statement concluded Puerto Rico Secretary of Public Safety Héctor Pesquera’s press conference before Hurricane Maria. As of Dec. 29, the Department of Public Safety had certified 64 deaths due to Hurricane Maria. Pesquera was one… Read more »
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Students from Puerto Rico enrolling in Tampa Bay schools
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Puerto Rico: what we need after Hurricane Maria
By Rob Villacres. Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The impact and destruction have never been seen on this scale before, not in Puerto Rico, nor in any of the states. Katrina seriously impacted New Orleans and surrounding cities. This is affecting the entire island of Puerto Rico – more than 3 million habitants. Ocean Park in… Read more »
Assistance available to Floridians who lost jobs due to Hurricane Irma
Floridians who lost their jobs because of Hurricane Irma may be eligible for help from the government. WMNF News interviewed Alice Cobb, director of programs at Career Source Pinellas and Career Source Tampa Bay, which are offering Irma recovery assistance for workers in the area. “We have various types of assistance. For example, we are… Read more »
Are you eligible for Irma disaster funds from FEMA?
More than a week after Hurricane Irma struck Florida, people are still cleaning up and trying to get a cleaning service near by for extra help. And many may be eligible for government assistance. To find out who is qualified and how people can apply for help, WMNF News spoke with Keith St. Clair, a… Read more »
Women’s Show 9/14 Recap– After Hurricane Irma: Nuclear Power Plants and Hurricanes & Climate Change
How are you doing? We dodged a bullet, although I know that many of us are still without power and in the morass of cleanup – yard and refrigerator, all the areas that depend on electricity…… It could have been a Cat IV or V. Thank goodness for that mini-cold front that helped dissipate Irma’s… Read more »
How you can help Coalition of Immokalee Workers after Hurricane Irma
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, we hear how the migrant farming community of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers has been affected; and we hear from Tampa Bay residents upset at their power companies. We took phone calls; our guests was Roger Butterfield of the Student Farmworker Alliance. From the website of the CIW, Coalition of… Read more »
Some Tampa Bay rivers still under Flood Warning after Irma
The National Weather Service has extended Flood Warnings for several area rivers after Hurricane Irma, including the Anclote River at Elfers, the Little Manatee River at Wimauma, the Hillsborough River near Hillsborough River State Park, the Hillsborough River at Morris bridge and for the Horse Creek near Arcadia. On Thursday WMNF News interviewed Robin Caton, a… Read more »
Tampa Bay post-Irma: updates on power and assisted-living facilities
The Florida Department of Transportation announced Thursday that I-75 will remain open, as Hurricane Irma flood waters have been receding on the Santa Fe River. As of Thursday morning, FDOT says their engineers and state meteorologists do not think that the river will reach a level to make the interstate unsafe. Hernando County Emergency Management… Read more »
Post-Irma pictures from our listening area
We asked some friends and listeners if we could use their pictures to show our listening area post-Irma. If you have ones we can use, please send them to JoEllen@wmnf.org. Thanks! And we hope you and yours are okay and you have/get your power back. Strange water Tree heartbreak Trees were downed all around our… Read more »
Pinellas orders some evacuations for Hurricane Irma
On Thursday Pinellas County Commissioners approved mandatory evacuations for residents in zone Level A because of Hurricane Irma beginning Friday morning. Level A includes many coastal areas, mobile home residents and special needs residents who registered with the county. Evacuation is optional for residents of Level B and Level C zones. Friday night Pinellas County… Read more »
How Tampa Bay residents should prepare for Irma
As Florida prepares for Hurricane Irma, several Tampa Bay area school districts have announced school closings. Here are the districts that are closed Thursday and Friday: Hillsborough County Pinellas County Hernando County Here are the school districts that are closed Friday: Sarasota County Manatee County Polk County Pasco County The University of Tampa will close… Read more »
Hurricane Irma – what you might need to know for dealing with the storm
Here is some general information that might be helpful The National Hurricane Center has the best information: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Governor Scott has ordered all tolls be suspended across Florida. Now is the time to refill prescriptions if you don’t have a couple of weeks supply on hand. Charge up all your phones, laptops, tablets, etc. You can… Read more »
Sandbag information by county
Here is the latest sandbag locations that we have, by county. If possible, bring your own shovels and some counties may want you to bring containers. DON’T DIG UP THE BEACHES!!!!! Citrus County Informaion: There will be sandbag materials available at the following locations Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.: 4508 S. Grandmarch Ave…. Read more »
Castor and Nelson on what if a Hurricane Harvey hits Tampa Bay?
On Thursday WMNF News asked U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) how the Tampa Bay area should be preparing for the type of storm that has devastated Houston. Here is Nelson’s response: “If a Category 5 hurricane came right into Tampa Bay, you are talking about enormous destruction. You’re talking about… Read more »
